(And jump over canyons.

And go up on two wheels.

And eavesdrop on evil land barons.)

KITT, ‘Knight Rider’

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And the Knight Industries Two Thousand even got a 21st-century movie makeover.

My word, KITT, not too shabby.

Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger(1964)

Duh.

Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger

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The Batmobile Batman(196668)

Because it has “atomic batteries” and “turbines.”

Because it has fire FIRE!

shooting out of the rear.

Batman | Because it has ‘‘atomic batteries’’ and ‘‘turbines.’’ Because it has fire — FIRE! — shooting out of the rear. Because it’s the sexiest superhero car

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Because it’s the sexiest superhero carever.

Responsible for scores of people welding their doors shut.

Plus, those gull-wing doors are badass.

The Dukes of Hazzard (Movie - 2005) | We’ll forgive ‘‘that flag’’ that’s on the roof; nothing ever jumped over creeks and riverbeds and drifted around dirt roads like that crazy-orange Dodge Charger.

Van Redin

The Pussy Wagon Kill Bill Vol.

Foyt and Billy Jack.

But it’s got the best siren in the biz.

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, … | It’s the only car that lets you go back in time, so you can see it for the first time over and over again. Plus,

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The Bluesmobile The Blues Brothers(1980)

Why the Bluesmobile?

It’s a model made before catalytic converters, so it’ll run good on regular gas."

In short, the perfect car for any mission from God.

Kill Bill – Vol. 1 | Ninjas and samurais are sweet, but it’s hard to get a lot cooler than Uma stepping out of the Pussy Wagon to scratch Vivica A.

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Tdon’t obey your laws, sucka, and neither does his whip.

(Why it has a spoiler still mystifies me.)

None of it factory standard, all of it awesome.

Mel Gibson, Mad Max | The only bad thing about this car was that you couldn’t buy it in the States — it was an Australia native. But we got

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(Even if the steering took a little getting used to.)

The Mystery Machine Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?

Ghostbusters | It looks like a hearse…which is good, since the Ghostbusters do all of their business with the dead. But it’s got the best siren in

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Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, … | Why the Bluesmobile? Ask Elwood: ‘‘It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It’s a

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The A-Team | The laws of physics dictate that any automobile with a center of gravity as high as this van would tumble in every one of the

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Starsky & Hutch | Pure American muscle, dressed up like an ice cream treat. Even if this ride did look a little silly, it did hustle these streetwise San

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Speed Racer: The Movie | This cartoon’s theme song kept repeating ‘‘Go, Speed Racer’’ — this is how he got there. Equipped with belt tires, rockets, killer headlights, rotary saws,

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Dick Van Dyke and ‘‘cool’’ may go together as uneasily as meat and dairy in a kosher deli, but his flying jalopy is the alpha

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If the Devil had a car, it would be this cherry red 1958 Plymouth Fury, which is capable of both restoring itself to mint condition

The Kobal Collection

Halo 2 | How better to ferry videogame marines into harm’s way than with this open-air military utility vehicle? You could roll it, jump it, flip it, or

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Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, … | Yes, it’s a station wagon. But the Family Truckster is also functional (strapping a dead aunt to the roof) and a chick magnet (hello, Ms.

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THE LOVE BUG, 1968

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SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU?, Freddy Jones, Velma Dinkley, Scooby Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Daphne Blake, 196

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GREASE, Greased Lightnin’ car, 1978, (c) Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection.

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